| Day 1: Delhi |
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| Land in Delhi and pick up from airport by an Extreme Bike Tour Director and taken to a luxury hotel. We have a luxury car and driver on standby should anyone wish to visit any tourist attractions in the capital. |
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| Day 2: Delhi - Leh |
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| By plane (1.30 hrs) pick up from airport to hotel and start acclimatising to the 3,500m altitude. Once check in has been done an introduction to the 500cc Bullet will take place. (15 km) |
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| Day 3: Leh |
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| Last minute shopping and acclimatising in Leh. We will be having a short ride today to get the hang of your 500cc Bullet. (30 km) |
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| Day 4: Leh - Lamayura Monastery |
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| A ride to Lamayura Monastery is on today's agenda and through Moon Valley to the top of Fotu Pass (13,341 ft) and return to Leh. This is a beautiful full day ride through valleys, up small passes and through some stunning Ladakh scenery. (120 km) |
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Day 5: The big one! Leh - Nubra Valley |
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| Over the highest motor able road in the world*, Khardung La (18,380 ft) and into Nubra Valley. We will be surrounded by towering snow capped Himalayas and will be getting within 50 km of the Chinese border. Rare two humped Camels can be found here in the Desert at 12,400 ft. (100 km) |
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| Day 6: Nubra - Pong Gong Lake |
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| Over the newly opened Wari La pass towards the Chinese Border. Good roads lead us to the lake. Half the lake is in India and the other half is in China. Camping in our tents. (150 km) |
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| Day 7: Pong Gong Lake - Hemis Monastery |
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Over Chang La, at 17,355 ft it is one of the world's highest motor able passes, we then head towards the temple village of Hemis to visit the monastery and camp in the grounds. (150 km) |
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| Day 8: Hemis - Tso Moriri Lake |
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After a good nights sleep in the Monasteries grounds we then head down the Indus valley following the river. Good tarmac roads take us most of the way till we get near the stunning Tso - Mori La for a nights camping near this amazing high altitude lake. (120 km) |
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| Day 9: Tso Moriri - Tso Kar La |
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After a good nights sleep and a lie in, we have a very relaxed day riding the short distance between the lakes, allowing some time also for our mechanics to check the bikes again before we head over the Himalayas towards Himachal Pradesh. (50 km) |
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| Day 10: Tso Kar La - Sarchu |
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After leaving Tso Kar La we head down some winding roads onto the Mori Plains, a desert set at high altitude. This is a great place to open up your Bullet a little, surrounded by snow-capped peaks. After Lunch near Pang we head up Lachlung La (16,617 ft) before winding back down the pass and to our camping spot for the night near Sarchu (13,779 ft). (120 km) |
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| Day 11: Sarchu - Keylong |
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From Sarchu we head over Baralacha la (16,617 ft) to Keylong for a nights stay in a guesthouse. The roads over this pass are pretty good and the beautiful valley below pans out as you wind you way back down to the valley floor. (90 km) |
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| Day 12: Keylong - Manali |
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We head over the final pass today, the Rohtang Pass (12,762 ft), and check into our hotel in Manali for a good night sleep and a cocktail or two. (100 km) |
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| Day 13: Manali |
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| A day to relax, go shopping and get used to being back in some sort of normality. The Mall in Manali is famous for its shops and carnival feel. |
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| Day 14: Manali - Parvati Valley |
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We head down the Kullu valley and through the orchards today. We stop for lunch at Naggar Fort and then for some more adventure, White water rafting on the Beas River. After which we head down the stunning Parvati Valley and back to our base in the Himalayas. Tonight we will have some cocktails and a laugh about some of the adventures on the tour. (120 km) |
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| Day 15: Parvati - Delhi |
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Flights from Bunter to Delhi to luxury hotel for the night.
Any early morning flight for one and a half hours should have you back in Delhi by Lunch. One night in our hotel in Delhi. |
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| Day 16 |
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| Return flight or onward journey |